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Kia Seltos

Every model year 2021–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2027GasA00—30 mpg
2026GasA04★★★★★29 mpg
2025GasA012★★★★★31 mpg
2024GasC243★★★★★31 mpgPark outside
2023GasC246★★★★☆31 mpgPark outside
2022GasB172★★★★☆31 mpg
2021GasC2365★★★★☆31 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2027: best combined mpg 29 → 30; 2 → 3 EPA configurations
  • 2026: best combined mpg 31 → 29; 3 → 2 EPA configurations

Best Seltos years to buy used

  1. 2025 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 12 complaints
  2. 2022 — Safety B, 1 recalls, 72 complaints
  3. 2024 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 43 complaints
  4. 2023 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 46 complaints
  5. 2021 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 365 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.